diff --git a/src/days/day08.zig b/src/days/day08.zig
index 89082c4..5f695ee 100644
--- a/src/days/day08.zig
+++ b/src/days/day08.zig
@@ -51,92 +51,78 @@ pub fn run(allocator: std.mem.Allocator) !void {
         };
         const junction_box = JunctionBox{
             .index = junction_box_index,
-            .position = .{ .x = x, .y = y, .z = z },
+            .position = .{ .v = .{ x, y, z } },
         };
         try junction_boxes.append(allocator, junction_box);
     }
 
-    var network_id: usize = 0;
-    while (true) {
-        var shortest_distance: ?u32 = null;
-        var a: ?*JunctionBox = null;
-        var b: ?*JunctionBox = null;
-        for (junction_boxes.items, 0..) |*junction_box, i| {
-            for (junction_boxes.items[i + 1..]) |*other_junction_box| {
-                if (junction_box.network != null and other_junction_box.network != null) {
-                    if (junction_box.network == other_junction_box.network) continue;
-                }
+    var possible_connections: std.ArrayList(Connection) = .empty;
+    defer possible_connections.deinit(allocator);
+    var connection_index: usize = 0;
+    for (junction_boxes.items, 0..) |junction_box, i| {
+        for (junction_boxes.items[i + 1..]) |other_junction_box| {
+            defer connection_index += 1;
 
-                const distance = junction_box.position.distance(other_junction_box.position);
-                if (shortest_distance == null or distance < shortest_distance.?) {
-                    shortest_distance = distance;
-                    a = junction_box;
-                    b = other_junction_box;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        std.debug.print("shortest distance = {?d} between {?f} and {?f}\n", .{shortest_distance, a, b});
-
-        if (a != null and b != null) {
-            if (a.?.network != null and b.?.network == null) {
-                std.debug.print("assigning network {?d} to {?f}\n", .{a.?.network, b});
-                b.?.network = a.?.network;
-            } else if (b.?.network != null and a.?.network == null) {
-                std.debug.print("assigning network {?d} to {?f}\n", .{b.?.network, a});
-                a.?.network = b.?.network;
-            } else {
-                std.debug.print("assigning network {d} to {?f} and {?f}\n", .{network_id, a, b});
-                a.?.network = network_id;
-                b.?.network = network_id;
-                network_id += 1;
-            }
-        } else if (a) |junction_box| {
-            junction_box.network = network_id;
-            network_id += 1;
-        } else if (b) |junction_box| {
-            junction_box.network = network_id;
-            network_id += 1;
-        }
-
-        if (network_id >= 20) {
-            break;
+            const length = junction_box.position.distance(other_junction_box.position);
+            const connection = Connection{
+                .index = connection_index,
+                .from = junction_box,
+                .to = other_junction_box,
+                .length = length,
+            };
+            try possible_connections.append(allocator, connection);
         }
     }
 
     for (junction_boxes.items) |junction_box| {
         std.debug.print("{f}\n", .{junction_box});
     }
+
+    for (possible_connections.items) |connection| {
+        std.debug.print("{f}\n", .{connection});
+    }
 }
 
+const Connection = struct {
+    index: usize,
+    from: JunctionBox,
+    to: JunctionBox,
+    length: u32,
+    network: ?usize = null,
+
+    const Self = @This();
+
+    pub fn format(self: Self, w: *std.io.Writer) std.io.Writer.Error!void {
+        try w.print("({d}) {d} to {d}, length = {d}, network = {?d}", .{self.index, self.from.index, self.to.index, self.length, self.network});
+    }
+};
+
 const JunctionBox = struct {
     index: usize,
-    network: ?usize = null,
     position: Position,
 
     const Self = @This();
 
     pub fn format(self: Self, w: *std.io.Writer) std.io.Writer.Error!void {
-        try w.print("{d} in network {?d} at {f}", .{self.index, self.network, self.position});
+        try w.print("({d}) {f}", .{self.index, self.position});
     }
 };
 
 const Position = struct {
-    x: u32,
-    y: u32,
-    z: u32,
+    v: @Vector(3, u32),
 
     const Self = @This();
 
     pub fn format(self: Self, w: *std.io.Writer) std.io.Writer.Error!void {
-        try w.print("{d}, {d}, {d}", .{self.x, self.y, self.z});
+        try w.print("{d}, {d}, {d}", .{self.v[0], self.v[1], self.v[2]});
     }
 
     pub fn distance(self: Self, other: Self) u32 {
-        const xds = std.math.pow(u32, @max(self.x, other.x) - @min(self.x, other.x), 2);
-        const yds = std.math.pow(u32, @max(self.y, other.y) - @min(self.y, other.y), 2);
-        const zds = std.math.pow(u32, @max(self.z, other.z) - @min(self.z, other.z), 2);
-        return std.math.sqrt(xds + yds + zds);
+        const comp = self.v < other.v;
+        const low = @select(u32, comp, self.v, other.v);
+        const high = @select(u32, !comp, self.v, other.v);
+        const diff = high - low;
+        return std.math.sqrt(@reduce(.Add, diff * diff));
     }
 };